Illinois vs Michigan State

A back and forth game of runs ended up in Michigan State’s favor

Illinois got off to a quick start with some good inside play and timely three point shooting

Michigan State tuned up the defense and forced Illinois into a poor shooting night from deep

Michigan State not known for its shooting hit some key three’s to jump start its offense after getting down by 16 in the first half.

Key Stats

Michigan State outscored Illinois 21-10 on points off turnovers

Illiniois shoots 21.2% shooting from the 3 point line

Michigan St closes game on a 17-2 run over the last 9 minutes

Key Individual Performances

Michigan State’s Jaxon Kohler was dominate tonight and hit 4 three pointers for the Spartans. he scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds

Illinois Morez Johnson Jr played well for the Illini scoring 17 points

Michgan State’s Jeremy Fears Jr chipped in with 4 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists

What it means

Michigan State gets back on track after a home loss to Indiana. Likely 5 seed in next bracket

Illinois contiues its up and down play and is sitting on our 6/7 seed line

Michigan State will host Purdue on Tuesday while Illinois will travel to Wisconsin

Quotes

Michigan State head Coach Tom Izzo on breaking Bob Knight’s BIG 10 wins record, “I have had a 148 players play in these wins. They are all a part of this including over 6 million fans”

More from Coach Izzo, “Jaxon had a career night. He hit a couple of three’s to open things up for us”

Illinois head coach Brad Underwood, “They played like a Tom Izzo team– tough and gritty”